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Jason Kidd
Dallas Mavericks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1973-03-23) March 23, 1973 (age 51)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeCalifornia
NBA draft1994: 2nd overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1994–present
Career highlights and awards
1995 NBA co-Rookie of the Year
9-time All-Star
6-time All-NBA Selection
9-time All-Defensive Selection
1992 Naismith High School Player of the Year
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the New Jersey Nets.

He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2002 and 2003) and is considered to be one of the best players of his generation, one of the greatest playmakers in NBA history and also one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. His on-court versatility also makes him a regular triple-double threat, and he is in third place all-time for regular season triple-doubles in the NBA with a career total of 99[1] (as of February 8 2008) and second in playoffs triple-doubles with a career total of 11 (as of May 12, 2007).[2]

Early life

Kidd was born in San Francisco, California, the oldest of three children of Steve and Anne Kidd. His father, now deceased, was African American and his mother is Irish-American. He was raised in the Oakland Hills, an upper middle class section of Oakland. He attended St. Paschal's Baylon school in the Oakland Hills. He frequented the city courts of Oakland, where he often found himself pitted against future NBA All-Star Gary Payton. The two still reminisce about the playing days of their youth. During his youth, Kidd also excelled at soccer as well as other sports.

At St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California, under the guidance of legendary prep coach Frank LaPorte, Kidd led the Pilots to back-to-back state championships, averaging 25.0 points, 10.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 steals his senior season. During that year, he also received a host of individual honors, including the Naismith Award as the nation's top high school player, and was named Player of the Year by Parade Magazine and USA Today. The all-time prep leader in assists (1,155) and the state’s sixth-best career scorer (2,661 points), Kidd also was voted California Player of the Year for the second time, as well as a McDonald's All-American, sharing MVP honors in the 1992 McDonald's All-American Game with Georgetown University-bound forward Othella Harrington.

After a highly publicized recruiting process, Kidd shocked many fans and pundits alike by choosing to attend the University of California, Berkeley -- a school that was coming off a 10-18 season and hadn’t won a Pac-10 title since 1959 -- over a slew of top-ranked collegiate programs including the University of Arizona, the University of Kentucky, the University of Kansas, and The Ohio State University.

College

During his first year at Cal, Kidd averaged 13.0 points, 7.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.8 steals per game which earned him national Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All Pac-10 Team, making him the fifth newcomer in conference history to do so. His 110 steals broke both the NCAA record for most steals by a freshman and set a school record for most steals in a season, while his 220 assists that season also was a school record. His play also was a key factor in the resurgence of Cal Basketball and helped The Golden Bears earn an NCAA Tournament bid, where they upset two-time defending National Champion Duke University in the second round of that tournament before losing to Kansas in the Sweet 16.

Despite enormous expectations stemming from his past season's success, Kidd failed to disappoint as a sophomore, tallying averages of 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 9.1 assists, breaking his previous school record for most assists in a season with 272, while also leading the nation in that category. He was also selected a First Team All-American, the first Cal player to be so named since 1968, as well as Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to receive that honor. He also was named a finalist for both the Naismith and Wooden Awards as college basketball's top player and subsequently opted to enter the NBA Draft in 1994. In 2004, the University of California, Berkeley retired Kidd's number 5 jersey, cementing his place among the school's all-time greats.

NBA career

Rising star: From Dallas to Phoenix

Kidd was selected as the second pick overall by the Dallas Mavericks, behind Glenn Robinson of Purdue, and just ahead of Duke's versatile swingman Grant Hill. In his first year he averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 7.7 assists, sharing 1995 NBA Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons. He was a member of the "Three J's" in Dallas along with Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn however, that plan did not come to fruition, as all three found themselves playing for other teams shortly thereafter. Kidd was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Tony Dumas and Loren Meyer for Michael Finley, A.C. Green, and Sam Cassell during the 1996-97 season. In 2001, after five seasons in Phoenix in which the team made the playoffs each year under Kidd, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Stephon Marbury.

New Jersey Nets: 2001-Present

The 2001-02 season saw Kidd lead the Nets to a surprising 52-30 finish, and marked one of his best all-around seasons as he finished second to the Spurs' Tim Duncan in MVP voting. Many have argued that Kidd deserved to win the award because of his impact in New Jersey—transforming the Nets from perennial league doormats into championship contenders seemingly in the space of a single training camp. His contribution to the Nets during his first season in New Jersey was huge, and resulted in one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history. He was also fortunate to join the team when he did, as the team reaped the benefits of the newly healthy Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles and Keith Van Horn; along with the trading of Eddie Griffin for Richard Jefferson, Jason Collins, and Brandon Armstrong.

Under Kidd's guidance, the young Nets team prospered through the playoffs and ended up advancing all the way to the Eastern Conference title and the franchise's first-ever appearance in the NBA Finals. However, New Jersey's season would end without an improbable NBA crown, as Kidd and the Nets were swept in four games by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers. New Jersey enjoyed another stellar season under the helm of Kidd's leadership in the 2002-03 NBA season, during which the team finished 49-33 and reached the NBA Finals once again, only to succumb to Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs in six games.

On July 1, 2004, Kidd underwent microfracture surgery to repair a damaged knee. He made a full recovery and returned to the court in December of that year, during which the Nets acquired star swingman Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors. With the Nets hanging on the prospect of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2001 and with Jefferson injured, Carter and Kidd combined to fuel the team to a late regular-season surge that enabled them to inch past the Cleveland Cavaliers for the eighth and final playoff berth in the East. However, their season would come to an end early as they fell in four games to top-seeded Miami in the first round.

In the 2005-06 NBA season Kidd averaged 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.4 assists (5th in the league). Although he has aged, the 34-year old Kidd's skills don't appear to be diminished, especially on the defensive end. This is evident as he continues to hold some of the NBA's premier point guards to well below their respective performance levels [citation needed]. On February 1, 2007 Jason Kidd was named a reserve for the NBA All-Star game along with teammate Vince Carter. However, he missed the game because of a sore back.

On April 7 2007, Kidd and teammate Vince Carter became the first teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen did it in 1989 for the Chicago Bulls. Kidd finished with 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 18 assists. In the 2006-07 postseason, Kidd notched his 10th postseason career triple double on April 27, 2007 in game three against the Toronto Raptors. He recorded 16 points on 50% field goal shooting, a playoff career high 19 assists, 16 rebounds, 3 steals, and a block, as the Nets defeated the Raptors 102-89.[3] He tied Larry Bird for second All-time in career postseason triple-doubles.[4] In the first round of the postseason, Kidd averaged 14.0 points, 13.2 assists, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals, as the Nets defeated the Raptors in six games. He joined Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson as the only players in NBA history to average a triple-double in multiple playoff series.[5] In Game 3 of the second round in the 2006-07 playoffs, Kidd recorded his 11th postseason triple-double with 23 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds, breaking the tie with Larry Bird for second place on the All-Time career list.[2] For the postseason, Kidd averaged 14.6 points, 10.9 assists and 10.9 rebounds in twelve playoff games.[6] He became the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire postseason.[7]

In the 2007-08 NBA season, Kidd became the third player to get a triple-double in three straight games since 1989. He did so after he logged his 97th career triple-double in a 99-115 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.[8]

Many times, Jason Kidd has been mentioned in rumors, notably to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, but the deal fell through when the Lakers refused to give up their young center Andrew Bynum. Nevertheless, many experts question how long Jason Kidd will stay in New Jersey if the Nets fail to contend consistently. On January 28, 2008, Kidd revealed that his agent has been talking to the Nets' front office about a trade.

Growing legacy: Next 10

On February 18, 2006 as a reference to the NBA's 60th anniversary, TNT aired the "Next 10", a program consisting of the network's sixteen NBA analysts that selected 10 players who, in their minds, merit inclusion into the NBA's 50 all-time greatest players list. Kidd was chosen at #9.

Personal life

In January 2001, Jason Kidd was arrested and pleaded guilty to a domestic abuse charge for assaulting his wife Joumana in anger. As part of his plea, Kidd was ordered to attend anger management classes for six months. Kidd completed the mandatory counseling and continued to attend on his own and it was reported that Kidd has since given up alcohol. He and his wife were both active in their church and were thought to have completely reconciled. On January 9, 2007, Jason Kidd filed for divorce against his wife, citing "extreme cruelty" during their relationship. Kidd contended intense jealousy, paranoia, and the threat of "false domestic abuse claims" to the police as reasons for the divorce. On February 15, Joumana Kidd filed a counterclaim for divorce, claiming that the NBA star — among countless instances of abuse — "broke her rib and damaged her hearing by smashing her head into the console of a car". The couple have three children (Trey Jason (T.J.), and twins Miah and Jazelle).[9] On January 10, 2008, news broke that Kidd and girlfriend model Hope Dworaczyk were expecting a child together.[10]

Awards/accomplishments

NBA Career Stats

(As of January 29, 2008)

SEASON TEAM GP MPG SPG BPG RPG APG PPG STL BLK OREB DREB TREB AST PTS TD
1994-1995 Dallas 79 33.8 1.9 0.3 5.4 7.7 11.7 151 24 152 278 430 607 922 4
1995-1996 Dallas 81 37.5 2.2 0.3 6.8 9.7 16.6 175 26 203 350 553 783 1,348 9
1996-1997 Dallas/Phoenix 55 35.7 2.3 0.4 4.5 9.1 10.3 124 20 64 185 249 496 599 2
1997-1998 Phoenix 82 38.0 2.0 0.3 6.2 9.1 11.6 162 26 108 402 510 745 954 4
1998-1999 Phoenix 50 41.2 2.3 0.4 6.8 10.8 16.9 114 19 87 252 339 539 846 7
1999-2000 Phoenix 67 39.0 2.0 0.4 7.2 10.1 14.3 134 28 96 387 483 678 959 5
2000-2001 Phoenix 77 39.8 2.2 0.3 6.4 9.8 16.9 166 23 91 403 494 753 1,299 7
2001-2002 New Jersey 82 37.3 2.1 0.2 7.3 9.9 14.7 175 20 130 465 595 808 1,208 8
2002-2003 New Jersey 80 37.4 2.2 0.3 6.3 8.9 18.7 179 25 110 394 504 711 1,495 4
2003-2004 New Jersey 67 36.6 1.8 0.2 6.4 9.2 15.5 122 14 85 343 428 618 1,036 9
2004-2005 New Jersey 66 36.9 1.9 0.1 7.4 8.3 14.4 123 9 94 394 488 545 951 8
2005-2006 New Jersey 80 37.2 1.9 0.4 7.3 8.4 13.3 150 29 86 494 580 672 1,065 8
2006-2007 New Jersey 80 36.7 1.6 0.3 8.2 9.2 13.0 127 23 135 520 655 736 1,041 12
2007-2008 New Jersey 35 37.5 1.7 0.2 8.3 10.4 11.3 60 8 46 264 310 374 405 11
Career Dal/Phx/NJ 981 37.4 2.0 0.3 6.7 9.2 14.4 1,962 294 1,487 5,131 6,618 9,065 14,128 99

TD = Triple Doubles

NBA highlights

  • 9-time NBA All-Star: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 (2007-did not play due to back injury/cracked ribs), 2008
  • 6-time All-NBA:
  • First Team: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
  • Second Team: 2003
  • 9-time All-Defensive Selection:
  • First Team : 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006
  • Second Team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • NBA co-Rookie of the Year: 1995 (with Grant Hill)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1995
  • 5-time NBA regular-season leader, assists per game: 1999 (10.8), 2000 (10.1), 2001 (9.8), 2003 (8.9), 2004 (9.2)
  • 3-time NBA regular-season leader, total assists: 1999 (539), 2001 (753), 2003 (711)
  • NBA regular-season leader, total steals: 2002 (175)
  • NBA All-Star Skills Challenge champion: 2003

NBA milestones

  • In NBA history:
  • One of only two players in NBA history to record at least 14,000 points, 6,600 rebounds, and 9,000 assists in his playing career (the other is Oscar Robertson).
  • In the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Boston Celtics, Kidd averaged 17.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game, becoming one of only two players in NBA history to average a triple-double in a playoff series of six or more games (the other is Magic Johnson). Kidd did it again in the 2007 Eastern Conference First Round vs. the Toronto Raptors, averaging 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 13.2 assists per game.
  • One of only five players in NBA history to lead the league in assist-per-game average for 3 consecutive seasons (the others are Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, John Stockton and Steve Nash).
  • Holds New Jersey Nets franchise records for career 3-pointers (729), career assists (4,090), assists in a season (808), steals (876), triple-doubles (49), and triple-doubles in a season (12, 2006-2007).[11][12]
  • One of five players to average a triple-double for a playoff series, joining Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Fat Lever.[4]
  • One of only three players (Fat Lever, Wilt Chamberlain) in NBA history to post at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists in a playoff game.[13]
  • One of three players to average a triple-double for multiple playoff series, joining Magic Johnson and Wilt Chamberlain.[5]
  • Second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire postseason. Kidd finished with averages of 14.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists in 12 games during the 2007 NBA playoffs.[7]
    • Joined Oscar Robertson who averaged 28.8 points, 11.0 assists and 11.0 rebounds in 4 games in a 3-1 first-round loss in 1962.
  • Jason Kidd is the first person in 10 years to obtain a triple-double for 3 games in a row with 13 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds (1/08/2008).

Other

Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold medal – first place Sydney, 2000 United States
  • Member of the 2000 U.S.A. Dream Team which won gold at the Sydney Olympics.
  • Member of the 2003 U.S.A. Basketball Men's Senior National Team.
  • 1992 Naismith High School Player of the Year
  • USA Today and Parade Magazine 1992 National High School Player of the Year
  • Named to the USA Today All-time All-USA Second Team in 2003.
  • Named First Team All-American as a sophomore at UC Berkeley.
  • His number (5) was retired by the University of California in 2004
  • Gold Medal with Team USA, Tournament of Americas Olympic Qualifiers
  • Kidd is expected to play for USA basketball in the 2008 Olympic Games. Kidd is 38-0 in games played for USA basketball (44-0 including exhibition games)
  • Was featured on the cover of NBA Live 2003.
  • Named the USA Basketball's 2007 Male Athlete of the Year.

Notes

  1. ^ Iverson leads Melo-less Nuggets past Nets
  2. ^ a b c espn.com, Nets control boards this time around, take Game 3 from Cavs, accessed July 12 2007.
  3. ^ nba.com, Raptors at Nets: Boxscore, accessed April 27, 2007.
  4. ^ a b nba.com, Kidd ties Larry Bird, accessed April 27, 2007.
  5. ^ a b espn.com, Jefferson's late go-ahead sends Nets to second round, accessed May 4, 2007.
  6. ^ nba.com, Jason Kidd Info Page, accessed May 19, 2007.
  7. ^ a b nba.com, Cavaliers Eliminate Nets With Game 6 Win, accessed May 19, 2007.
  8. ^ espn.com, Bobcats shoot way past Kidd's third consecutive triple-double, accessed January 8, 2008. Kidd was voted by the fans to start in the 2008 All-Star game in New Orleans as a guard along with Dwayne Wade.
  9. ^ Kidd files for divorce from wife Joumana of 10 years, retrieved 10 Jan 2007
  10. ^ Kidd On The Way
  11. ^ ESPN - New Orleans vs. New Jersey Recap, February 21, 2007
  12. ^ NBA.com : Jason Kidd Career Stats Page
  13. ^ ESPN - Elias Says ... - ESPN
Preceded by NBA Rookie of the Year
1995 with Grant Hill 		Succeeded by
Preceded by USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year
2007 		Succeeded by
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